CARROLL GARDENS — A 10-year-old boy was robbed for a few dollars by a group he said threatened him with a firearm, according to police.
The child was at Henry Street and Fourth Place on Dec. 8 around 4:30 p.m. when three unknown people approached him, according to the police report.
The trio allegedly displayed a firearm at the boy and took $3 from the victim, the report said.
The incident was reported to police Dec. 11 after the victim eventually informed an adult.
In the 28-day period ending Dec. 13, robberies were down 3.6 percent for the year in the 76th Precinct.
After the precinct faced a summer spike in burglaries, incidents were still up 32 percent when compared to last year, but have dropped by 44.4 percent compared to the previous 28-day period.
Major crimes overall — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny auto — are down 2.27 percent for the year.
Other notable incidents in the 76th Precinct, according to police, include:
► A woman left her bag in the bathroom of a Court Street restaurant Dec. 21 around 10:40 a.m. but when she went back to retrieve it, it was missing. The stolen property included a $150 Coach wristlet, credit and debit cards, make-up, identification cards and $150 in cash.
► More than $15,000 of jewelry was taken from a Hungtington Street home between Dec. 15 and Dec. 20, police said. The stolen items included a diamong wedding ring worth $5,000, gold bangles at $2,000, and a coral and gold necklace worth $3,000.
► A $1,500 Trek bicycle was stolen from the hallway of a Court Street building Dec. 15 between 6 and 6:30 p.m. The bike had not been locked or secured.
► Two thieves snatched more than $800 in clothes, shoes, photos and vitamins from the hallway of a Fourth Street building Dec. 15. The stolen goods were Michael Kors shoes worth $660, 10 printed photos, Gap socks, t-shirts and pants, $25 worth of vitamins and Adidas shoes for kids. It was not immediately clear whether the items were in delivery packages or not.
► Thousands of dollars worth of digital camera equipment, including a DJI camera drone, was stolen from a vehicle parked on Strong Place sometime between Dec. 12 and Dec. 15. Other missing valuables include a Canon 5D Mark III worth $3,000, camera lenses worth $3,000, a nail gun, a stero and Ray Ban shades.
